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1688869

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date	13/02/2024
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Air Pollution: Greater London
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Air Pollution and Inequalities in London report published on 30 June 2023 and commissioned by Greater London Authority, which found that Black people in London are more likely to live in areas with more polluted air.
tabling member printed	Lord Woolley of Woodford
uin	HL2455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2024 answer text <p>Air quality matters in London are devolved to the Mayor of London.</p> answering member printed Lord Douglas-Miller grouped question UIN HL2457 question first answered 20/02/2024 15:01:10 answering member 5006 label Biography information for Lord Douglas-Miller
tabling member	4722 label Biography information for Lord Woolley of Woodford

1520186

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Power Failures
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prepare for winter electricity blackouts.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL2455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) works closely with network operators, the regulator Ofgem and other stakeholders to ensure that the appropriate technical measures are able to be deployed throughout the year, to ensure the integrity of the energy system.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 24/10/2022 15:15:07 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1353153

registered interest
date	06/09/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty in Northern Ireland Working Group
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the technical working group established to explore the case for changing Air Passenger Duty in Northern Ireland will next meet; and whether this meeting will be open to the public.
tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
uin	HL2455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2021 answer text <p>The government established a technical working group to explore the operational and legal challenges to changing APD in Northern Ireland at Budget 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Members include representatives from industry, experts, and civil servants from both the UK government and Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>Since the Technical Working Group was established, the UK Government has published a consultation on aviation tax reform, to consider how APD could better support Union connectivity and our environmental objectives. We have engaged with the Northern Ireland Executive as part of this process and will be considering their views as we consider the consultation responses in detail.</p><p> </p><p>We will update on the next steps following the consultation in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL2454 HL2456 HL2457 question first answered 14/09/2021 15:13:55 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

1184188

registered interest
date	10/03/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Electrical Goods: Labelling
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to requiring manufacturers to fit white goods with a standardised rating plate in an identical position on all such goods for the purpose of easy product identification.
tabling member printed	Lord Shipley
uin	HL2455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the value of being able to identify a product following a product safety incident. Under the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016, before placing electrical equipment on the market, a manufacturer must ensure that it bears a type, batch or serial number to allow for its identification.</p><p> </p><p>Research commissioned by the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has identified a number of potential systems for the indelible marking of white goods. OPSS will further explore with key stakeholders the barriers which are currently preventing industry from implementing such a system.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan grouped question UIN HL2456 question first answered 24/03/2020 13:24:24 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4176 label Biography information for Lord Shipley

776791

registered interest
date	24/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Electronic Commerce: VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what amount of VAT was not recovered from sellers who were served with notices in the last 12 months.
tabling member printed	Lord Leigh of Hurley
uin	HL2455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>In the 12 months since the joint and several liability provisions came into force, HMRC has issued 500 notices to online marketplaces through which overseas businesses sell.</p><p> </p><p>In all of these cases, the marketplaces have removed the sellers from their platforms, preventing further losses of VAT through fraudulent sales.</p><p> </p><p>Joint and several liability notices remain in force until the sellers become fully compliant with their VAT obligations, which includes payment of all previously owed taxes, plus interest and penalties.</p><p> </p><p>To the end of August 2017, HMRC had raised assessments for unpaid VAT on those sellers totalling £43.6m, with a further £71m due to be assessed on sellers still under investigation.</p><p> </p><p>The VAT paid by overseas businesses has increased from £6m in 2015 to £27m in 2016, and it is expected to continue to rise significantly in 2017.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 07/11/2017 16:18:02 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4295 label Biography information for Lord Leigh of Hurley

606215

registered interest
date	19/10/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Troubled Families Programme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to continue with the Troubled Families Programme in the light of the National Institute of Economics and Social Research's recent analysis.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL2455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>At the Spending Review 2015, £720 million was allocated to fund the remaining four years of the new Troubled Families Programme (2015 – 2020). We are absolutely committed to continuing to help this group of people, to help these vulnerable families that have some of the most complex needs of people in the country. We are looking at the evidence from the evaluation of the first Troubled Families Programme (2012-2015) to see how things could be done differently, to learn from it and see if there is even more we can do to improve the lives of troubled families.</p><p>We have already learnt lessons from the first Troubled Families Programme and reflected them in the design of the new programme. We have published an overview of the first programme (attached) which highlights the improvements that have been made: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-first-troubled-families-programme-2012-to-2015-an-overview" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-first-troubled-families-programme-2012-to-2015-an-overview</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 25/10/2016 11:22:05 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth attachment 1 file name 161024 The first Troubled Families Programme an overview - HL2455.pdf title Troubled families programme - HL2455
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

420480

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether human rights remain a foreign policy priority.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL2455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2015 answer text <p>Human rights remain an integral part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's work. They are mainstreamed across our work and they are intrinsically linked with many aspects of our national interest, including the stability and prosperity of our international partners.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 22/10/2015 15:20:31 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

100999

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why an Azure Card user does not qualify for emergency food vouchers when a technical problem occurs with the card.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL2455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>The Azure card is issued to destitute failed asylum seekers accommodated under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 because they are temporarily unable to leave the United Kingdom.</p><p>The card is updated each week with credit to the value of £35.39 for each person in the household to enable them to buy enough food and other essential items.</p><p>The table below lists the retailers that accept the Azure card and the total amounts spent at each of them since it was introduced. The table includes Peacocks, which no longer participates in the card scheme.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Retailer Name</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Value (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tesco</p></td><td><p>20,660,480.59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asda</p></td><td><p>11,373,929.59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sainsbury's</p></td><td><p>5,935,535.81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Morrisons</p></td><td><p>2,528,626.86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Boots</p></td><td><p>2,478,849.23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peacock Group</p></td><td><p>333,709.46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Co-operative Group Food</p></td><td><p>250,074.03</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Food City Halal Market</p></td><td><p>202,813.59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mothercare</p></td><td><p>39,947.70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Iceland Foods</p></td><td><p>38,311.88</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Midlands Co-operative</p></td><td><p>22,172.05</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Salvation Army</p></td><td><p>3,544.40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Red Cross</p></td><td><p>3,380.32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Masala Bazaar</p></td><td><p>330.55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holland and Barrett</p></td><td><p>326.68</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Information and training materials are provided to the retailers about the terms and conditions attached to the card, which are reviewed and updated regularly.</p><p>We are aware of some isolated instances where people have been denied purchases, but in the great majority of cases this is because they had insufficient funds on the card to buy the particular items.</p><p>If there is a defect in the card that means it cannot be used, for example because it has been damaged, arrangements are made to issue vouchers.</p><p> </p><p><br></p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL2454 HL2456 HL2458 question first answered 11/11/2014 17:10:19 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno